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Nedamo te pismo naša - Klapski pozdrav Gospi Trsatskoj 21-22 lipanj 2007
   

TENNIS Ljubičić and Karlović in semi finals in NETHERLANDS & ENGLAND

 


A 'must-have' in every woman's collection!
   

HNS Slavi 95 Godina Postojanja - 95th Birthday of Croatian Soccer Association
 

Prije 95 godina u Zagrebu je osnovan Hrvatski nogometni savez. HNS je tijekom godina rada izrastao u najbrojniji sportski savez u Hrvatskoj istaknuo je Zorislav Srebrić na konferenciji za novinare.


Croatia Today - May 2007

 

 

The Unity through Knowledge Fund for skilled Croatians from abroad
The UKF has started its Young Researchers and Professionals Program and opened two calls for grants that will attract young highly skilled Croatians from abroad. The grants will subsidy autonomous R&D projects of the future science and technology leaders. The projects should contribute to brain gain, knowledge transfer and investments into Croatia.

Miro Gavran's works translated into more than 30 languages
  Miro Gavran, the contemporary Croatian author, was born in 1961. His works have been translated into more than thirty languages, and he is the most prolific and frequently performed writer. He has published eight books of prose for adults.

ETHNIC CROATIANS KILLED BY NAZI AND FASCIST FORCES - Introduction

The Croatian struggle against Nazism and Fascism is one which generally remains underappreciated in the English-speaking world. While the events in Croatia during World War II have been well-documented by experts in the field, especially within Croatia, this rich literature, dating from both Communist and post-Communist times, remains virtually unknown in the West.


Tanac dances from the island of Krk by Tvrtko Zebec, Ph.D.

The monograph Krčki tanci [Tanac dances on the island of Krk], by author Tvrtko Zebec is an excellent study not only for the island of Krk, but also as a model of documentation of dancing events in relation to their contemporary social contexts. (Elsie Dunin, UCLA)

 

CROWN Croatian World Network Newsletter, June 13, 2007
 

And last but not the least, I will take some semi-sabatical time off to persue my music passion. Due to many things in life, I have neglected my deepest desire to create music. I will work on my new album titled "Everything is forever" 'till the end of the year. In the meantime I ask all talented volunteers to step up for CROWN.


Dvigrad Festival 2007, June 15th-24th
Festival of Early Music, Croatia, will be held from 15th to 24th June in the mysterious town of Dvigrad in Istria, abandoned in 17th century due to the plague. The festival, organised by the Association Prosoli "Sacred Music" from Zagreb, will have international character (Croatia, Italy, France, Montenegro). Among guests is a famous Ensemble Dialogos from Paris, directed by Katarina Livljanić, and Vrbanja singers from the island of Hvar.
 

University of Zagreb Medical School enrollment in its 2007/2008 MD Program in English!
  The program is entirely instructed in English, and is also designed so as to meet both American (USMLE) and European Union standards with its internationally accredited exams.

NFCA Press Release -14th Annual Delegates Assembly
The National Federation of Croatian Americans (NFCA) completed a very successful 2007 Annual Assembly of Delegates held in Philadelphia at the Sheraton Society Hill Hotel.
 

Show draws more than 10,000 dogs in Zagreb, Croatia
  More than 10,000 dogs from around the world participated in this year's Euro Dog Show in several categories, including that for Europe's top beauty.

Sacramento festival celebrates all things Croatian
The festival, now held at the Croatian American Cultural Center, marked its 25th anniversary. More than 5,000 people attended from throughout the region and the Bay Area.  

Suddenly, the bees are simply vanishing
 The puzzling phenomenon, known as Colony Collapse Disorder, or CCD, has been reported in 35 states, five Canadian provinces and several European countries.

Umro Andjelko Vuckovic, alkarska legenda

Croatian - American Dennis Kucinich runs to be the USA president in 2008

 

Undefeated Croatian Heavyweight Super - Mario Preskar wins with TKO in Poland
 

Dvadesettrogodišnji Preskar u svojoj 14. profesionalnoj borbi pobijedio je u poljskim Katowicama 37-godišnjeg Amerikanca Carla Gathrighta, koji mu je predao meč zbog ozljede, uoči početka četvrte runde.


JAVNO.org Croatian website in English that shows up daily on Google search for news
 

The portal is also available in English, which allows us to reach out to users who speak other languages as well as to foreign citizens residing in Croatia.

 


Ivo Miche Borovina: MINI-PHOTO EXHIBIT: “Big City Blues”

It sounds unlikely, but there is certain gracefulness about them, nevertheless the strongest was the feeling of melancholy... In today's society, we seem to be obsessed and addicted to materialistic nature of all the 'stuff' that we think we so desperately need and want..

 

Prof.Dr. Marin Soljacic: Wireless technology used to power light bulb
 

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology made a 60 watt light bulb glow by sending it energy wirelessly - from a device 7 feet away - potentially heralding a future in which cellphones and other gadgets get their juice without having to be plugged in.


HRVATSKA JANA – AMERIČKA VODA ŽIVOTA
   

Mario Preskar, Golota fight live on MSG, Saturday, June 9 @ 3:30 pm !

Undefeated Croatian Heavyweight Mario Preskar (12-0-1, 7 KOs) attempting to improve his record against Carl Gathright (6-9-1, 2 KOs), from Niles, Ill. Preskar last fough January 20, 2007 in Basel, Switzerland where he defeated Italian Champion Paolo Ferrara.

 

Neugodna istina na DVD-u
 Bit će skoro propast svijeta. Neka, neka, no Al Goreu ipak smeta. Zato je i snimio hit dokumentarac o globalnom zagrijavanju, samo da nas sve trgne.

Job Openings - Foreign Service Institute

A major link exchange with The Mac Tutor History of Mathematics Archive
The Mac Tutor History of Mathematics Archive is the leading web site dealing with the History of Mathematics. It contains also biographies of three outstanding Croatian mathematicians: Ruđer Bošković, Marin Getaldić, and William Feller. In May 2007 the Mac Tutor included a link to a Croatian source dealing with Feller.
 

Croatian School of Outward Bound
 An interview with Dr. Stanimir Vuk-Pavlovic, who has launched a Croatian branch of the Outward Bound Schools, whose mission is to inspire character development and self-discovery in people of all ages.

Dr. Drago Štambuk one of Croatia's best loved poets + Presentación de Andrés Morales

Dr. Drago Stambuk is presently the Croatian ambassador to Japan and former Croatian ambassador to Great Britain, India, Egypt and six other Arab countries; he is a medical doctor and researcher; and one of Croatia's best loved poets. His selected poems are being published in a volume which will comprise approximately 600 poems.

 
     

Denis Licul at Clay Art Center Exhibition
Croatian artist Denis Licul is being featured at an exhibition featuring utilitarian dinnerware and objects at the Clay Art Center starting June 8 and going through June 16.
 

Honey Bees Being Trained to Find Landmines
 
An interesting new way of detecting lands mines has been developed in Croatia. This the new method uses regular honeybees to search out dangerous land mines.

Women's chorus to visit Croatia
Voices from the Heart will leave for Croatia in July, where they hope to raise more money to help clear minefields.  

First Indoor-Soccer School in Croatia
 Croatian indoor-soccer squad players Korab and Kujtim Morina established the first Indoor-soccer academy in Croatia in September last year.

Međimurske popevke, Nedelišće 2007.

Međimurje folk songs from the NW of Croatia are a true jewel of our culture. It is estimated that there are about 6000 Međimurje folk songs, many of them of great musical value, exploited by composers of classical music and jazz musicians. The recent 2007 Nedelišće Festival, 23rd in order, showed us a part of that magic musical heritage.

Heritage and genealogy of Croatia tour hosted by Robert Jerin, October 4 - 17, 2007
Join Robert Jerin, for this exploration of Croatia's history and heritage. Meet with local professionals working in genealogy while cruising the coastline and tour this country rich in culture.  

Objavljena Knjiga Emila Čića "Eseji O Glazbi"
 Knjigu o glazbenom utjecaju na društvo, crkvenoj glazbi te nepoznatoj hrvatskoj glazbenoj tradiciji "Eseji o glazbi - bit glazbe, glazba u vremenu" objavio je u vlastitoj nakladi muzikolog Emil Čić.

Random Lunacy at the Portland Underground Film Festival, Thursday June 7, 2007
Random Lunacy will be playing at the Portland Underground Film Festival. The film follows family band of self-taught Dixieland musicians on a quest for pure freedom. Music is by Nenad Bach.
 

II. kongres hrvatskih znanstvenika iz domovine i inozemstva
U Splitu je od 7. do 10. svibnja 2007. održan Drugi kongres hrvatskih znanstvenika iz domovine i inozemstva. Kongres se odvijao u pet tematskih cjelina: Europski i međunarodni projekti, Suradnja s gospodarstvom i tehnologijski projekti, Razvoj znanstvenih institucija, Strateški okvir razvoja znanosti do 2010., Privlačenje pozornosti medija na znanstvene teme. 

Otvoren AMAC Mid-Atlantic Student Projects Fund
 
Prije gotovo dva mjeseca otvorili smo AMAC Mid-Atlantic Student
Projects Fund za podrsku studentskim strucnim projektima.

Armin represented at the prestigious Tribeca film festival
For the second year, the Republic of Croatia was represented at the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival with a feature film, Armin, by director and screenwriter, Ognjen Svilicic.
 

Stručni skup "Obnovljivi izvori energije u Republici Hrvatskoj"
 
Zajednica obnovljivih izvora energije HGK organizira skup koji će se 
održati od 27. do 30. svibnja u Osijeku.

Croatian World Calendar - Hrvatski Svjetski Kalendar, coming soon, uskoro
                           

Klapa Navalia and Klapa Luka new SACDs coming soon !
 


CROWN Croatian World Network Newsletter, May 11, 2007
 

This will be a short one, since I am traveling today. Biggest news for me is www.croatianworldcalendar.com , www.hrvatskisvjetskikalendar.com a calendar that will be launched in it's experimental faze on May 15th 2007 at the Croatian Heritage Foundation www.matis.hr.


Croatia's Stipe Drews World Champion - wins WBA title belt
 Stipe Drews (32-1, 13 KO's) won a unanimous decision in 12 rounds against Silvio Branco (55-9-2, 34 KO's) to claim the light heavyweight title.

Nema mjesta malodušju - okupiti drago kamenje

Znam, teško je očekivati povratak svakog pojedinog dragog kamena kruni kojoj pripada. Osobito je teško izmoliti razmicanje svih oceana i mora koja dijele naše ljude u svijetu i njihovu Domovinu (Hrvatsku i BiH). Međutim, državne se institucije moraju (na)učiti svojoj ustavnoj dužnosti - brizi o svakom svom čovjeku u svijetu. S druge strane, oni koji su aboridžine poticali na domoljublje znati će ga prenijeti i na vlastitu djecu. Nema mjesta malodušju!


Klapa Dišpet wins first place at festival for choral singing in Verona
Klapa Dišpet from Zagreb  placed first in the female folk group category at the Concorso Internazionale di canto corale festival in Verona, Italy.  

91% Of Croatian Citizens Say Croatia Should Sue Serbia
Hina Centre for the market research conducted a survey on the representative sample of 1000 citizens about their attitudes regarding the war damage and genocide. On the question should Croatia sue Serbia for the genocide 91 percent of citizens answered it should.

A Dream - Why, far away from home?

Why, far away from home? For the very first time I slept and dreamed peacefully about life, As a tree dreams in the winter, And as a fruit tree dreams its early spring dream, and blooms and blossoms. It's a dream that a fruit dreams in the summer and fall, and it ripens. A dream, a very last dream.


Ivica Račan 1944 - 2007
 

Croatia's former prime minister Ivica Racan has died. He was 63. He passed away in hospital on Sunday morning after kidney cancer discovered in February spread to his brain. As head of the Croatian Communist Party in 1990, Racan allowed the country's first free elections.


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